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The Big Issue has launched its annual kids’ competition to design the front cover for its Christmas edition. Designs can take any form – from drawings to paintings to digital art. Ready, steady, create…

“Everything is moving towards flexibility – it is estimated that by 2022, 5.1 million people will be working from co-working offices,” says Charlie Rosier, co-founder of Cuckooz Nest – a co-working space with in-built créche in London’s Farringdon…

“All children should get to see themselves as the hero,” says Katharine Harbord, founder of Oh Zoe books. That’s why she came up with the brilliant idea of diverse and inclusive personalised picture books…

Stephanie Reed knew she’d like a baby at some stage so decided to go freelance, to make her working day more compatible with family life. Two years later, business in full swing, she gave birth. Here’s what Stephanie has learned about balancing motherhood with a freelance career…

Charlotte Duckworth was looking for novels that reflected her experience of new motherhood but couldn’t find. So she wrote The Rival. It’s gritty, relatable in parts, shocking and has unbelievable twists. Here, Charlotte explains how she came up with the story…

Rebecca Monserat launched Forivor; an ethical, magical, story-based kids’ bedding business with the environment in mind. But soon found herself with reams of unusable stock. In true eco-warrior style, she’s decided to sell it all, at a reduced price…

“My husband found me in the foetal position on the bathroom floor, hyperventilating. There was snot and spit running down my chin. I was pulling my hair. I felt like the water was coming in over my head.” Cat Sims on the reality of suffering with anxiety…

“Feeling guilty is often what I call a ‘trigger’ feeling,” says life coach Zoe Blaskey. “There is usually something else going on underneath.” Here, she explains the likely origins of ‘mum guilt’ and how to get rid of it for good…